We hope 2016 is a great year for you both personally & professionally. … [Read more...]
American Dream of Homeownership Still Very Much Alive
In a recent post, Trulia examined whether homeownership was again being seen by adults in the US as a “part of their personal American Dream.” Over the last five years: The percentage of U.S. adults who believe homeownership is part of their American Dream increased from 70% to 75% The percentage of 18-34 Year-olds who believe homeownership is part of their American Dream increased from 65% to 80% Here is a graph of the survey over the last five years: Bottom Line As the housing industry recovers … [Read more...]
Don’t Let Rising Rents Trap You!
There are many benefits to homeownership. One of the top ones is being able to protect yourself from rising rents and lock in your housing cost for the life of your mortgage. Don’t Become Trapped Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at realtor.com recently reported on what he calls a “Rental Affordability Crisis”. He warns that, “Low rental vacancies and a lack of new rental construction are pushing up rents, and we expect that they’ll outpace home price appreciation in the year … [Read more...]